I have known Miss Penny’s family since her big brother was just 3 months old. I enjoyed following his growth with milestone sessions and was SUPER excited to learn that he was going to be a BIG BROTHER!

I truly love each and every one of my clients and this sweet family is no exception.

When styling her session, Penny’s mom said the words all newborn photographer live to hear…”I love everything you do, I trust you.”

Now don’t get me wrong , I love Pinterest, but no creative soul wants a board full of “must haves”. I don’t mind the occasional “inspiration” but Pinterest almost stifles my creativity.

I LIVE to create beautiful, unique art for each and every one of my clients. Thank you all for always supporting me and allowing me to make your and my visions come true in your images!

A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of photographing this new sweet and super squishy baby boy! Look at all that SQUISH! Gahhh I am a sucker for baby rolls. I mean, and look at his BRF!!! I can related buddy.

He was an excellent sleeper for his session and we were able to get some adorable images for his family. He even got to pose for his first pictures with his BIG brother, who is very proud to have a new baby brother.

His momma loved our neutral set-ups and the clean timeless look that we selected for his session. When styling newborn sessions we are very intentional about what we select. Will it coordinate with your home decor? Will you still love these in 20 years? Is each images consistent with the next? After all we only except the absolute best for each and every one of our loving clients.

Somehow I missed blogging this sweet baby’s newborn session! I am SO sorry baby!!! This precious baby girl came into my studio in December so it was only right we incorporated some Christmas Cheer! Check out her little cocoa mug <3 <3

Mom loves purple so I made sure to incorporate some as well…she DOES look good in purple!! I just loved her little squishy rolls and her red hair!

This adorable and squishy baby girl was in the studio a few weeks ago! Is there really anything better than a squishy baby?????

She made me work HARD for these shots, but I am ridiculously patient. Babies…fair warning, I ALWAYS win!! Lol.

I really love how these images turned out.

When I made the decision to eliminate bold colors in my prop stash and use only neutrals I KNEW I was going to love it!!!! What a timeless, classic gallery this lucky momma gets. 🙂 I want to have them in MY house!

Serious props to her big brother, he was so well behaved and really set the bar for sibling shots!

If you are expecting, make sure you book BEFORE you deliver. We are almost booked for the year. It makes me sad to turn people away because we are booked and they didn’t book ahead of time.

With the new year approaching I’d like to take a moment and address some changes coming to our business. While we know change is hard and sometimes uncomfortable we are here for you. We can’t wait to introduce you to the new simply newborn and all we have to offer!!!
The first change is our schedule. A certain number of days are reserved for sessions each month and when they are gone they are gone. If you know you’ll be wanting portraits take this year do not delay. We are already closed for certain months.

Last year we had a many requests for more options. We had a lot of people asking “Do you have an option for less that included xyz” “I don’t really need 40 images can I get a package that has 20?” “Can I trade this for that?” Etc.

So we have developed a pricing structure that we think will have something for everyone and creates a build it your way sort of feel. Speaking of pricing some of our fees have gone up and some have gone down. Many factors, (most of which are out of our control) go into pricing. We strive to keep pricing fair and competitive. It’s no different than buying a new car. You wouldn’t expect a 2016 to cost what your new car cost in 2013.

You can check out out on our webpage: www.jacksonvillenewbornphotographer.com

The next change and probably the one most people will get nervous about is digital files. As an industry photographers are moving away from providing and selling digital images. While we are not eliminating them from our menu, they will certainly be priced based on their value. I’m willing to bet it will not be an option in a few years. Just as selling negatives was a no go many moons ago. We are all about quality and we cannot provide you with quality if you’re printing elsewhere.

Online galleries will be phased out and orders will be take in person. We have transitioned to in-person reveal and ordering sessions. This is so much fun! We come to you, or you can come to us and we go through your images one by one and select products and prints to suit your needs. It’s like Christmas morning seeing you guys experience your images for the first time! It has quickly become one of my favorite parts of the experience 🙂

One thing that’s constantly being refined is our style. This year we are going for timelessness. Neutral colors, simplistic posing and props. <—hence the big prop sale 🙂
One thing that hasn’t changed. Our commitment to you. Our devoted and loyal clients.

<—-even if you’ve strayed and had a photographer affair, we still love you!
We promise to aim for perfection, provide products of the highest quality and pour love in every image as we always have. Many of you are more like family to us. We can’t wait to see you on the other side of our lens in 2016!!